SAS Operator Was Literally Living Call of Duty in REAL Life 😳
A SAS operator recounts his first experience using lethal force in combat, describing a rapid escalation where his rifle jams after one shot, forcing him to switch to grenades and a pistol while his team provides covering fire with machine gun and sniper support.
Summary
The speaker describes an intense combat engagement where engagement was only permitted after being engaged by the enemy. When an enemy combatant suddenly stood up behind a berm, the operator immediately fired one shot, successfully hitting the target, but his weapon then jammed. Unable to continue with his primary weapon, he quickly adapted by pulling a high explosive grenade from his hip pocket, running over the berm, and throwing it toward a group of Iraqi fighters. Despite eliminating the immediate threat, the situation remained dangerous with ongoing threats to life. The operator then drew his Browning Hi-Power pistol and fired five rounds as he moved through the chaotic scene. Meanwhile, his team members provided crucial supporting fire: Larry was engaging targets with an M249 machine gun, and Hadi was providing precision fire with a sniper rifle while also throwing hand grenades at potential enemy positions. The speaker characterizes this entire sequence as his first experience of deploying lethal force in combat.
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Key Insights
- The operator's primary rifle jammed immediately after firing a single shot, forcing him to improvise by switching to a grenade and then a secondary pistol weapon
- Multiple team members (Larry, Hadi, and the speaker) were simultaneously engaging different targets using different weapon systems (machine gun, sniper rifle, grenades, and pistol) in the same engagement
- The operator describes this entire sequence as his first experience of using lethal force in combat
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Transcript
[0:00] You can't engage the enemy unless you're getting engaged. And then all of a sudden someone stands up behind the berm. Instantly I reach up and take a shot. One shot and my weapon jams. He goes down. Straight down to my right hip pocket. Pull out high explosive grenade. Run over the berm. Throw it down into all the Iraqis. And there's a bit of a scream. And there's still threat to life. And I run and I pull out my Browning Hi-Power pistol. And I shoot five of them as I go to chaos drill. Larry is making music with his M249. Hadi with a sniper rifle, he's then throwing hand grenades to potential depth position. So…
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